Tonight’s concert by L’Orchestre Métropolitain was a celebration of youth which featured a great number of young musicians, including guest conductor Jean-Michaël Lavoie, 21-year-old pianist Marika Bournaki, 13-year-old violinist Kerson Leong, a children’s choir, and even a few child composers.

My return to La Maison Symphonique in Montreal on Wednesday was a bag full of surprises. The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal opened with a work I didn’t even know was on the programme; the accompanying orchestra put in a stronger showing than the soloist in the concerto; and a difficult symphony was done so well it practically jumped at the audience.

2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:35:26+00:002012-11-30Alan Yu reviews Vasily Petrenko with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal at the Maison Symphonique.Vasily Petrenko conducts the OSM in Barber and Shostakovichen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-orchestre-metropolitan-de-montreal-petrenko-shostakovichBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlan Yuhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/147https://bachtrack.com/files/40588-alan-yu.jpgThe first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.https://bachtrack.com/files/1992-osm_sm.jpg400400Benjamin Britten At Crag House; photo by Roland HauptBritten–Pears Foundation2012-Nov-28, La Maison Symphonique de Montréal: OSM: Barber & Shostakovichhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-orchestre-metropolitan-de-montreal-petrenko-shostakovich2012-11-282012-11-28La Maison Symphonique de MontréalMontrealQuebecCanada1600, rue Saint-Urbain45.509610092797-73.56637358665474